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Mia Gross
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (2001-04-18) 18 April 2001 (age 25)
Geelong, Victoria
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests100m: 11.33 (Perth, 2025)
200m: 22.73 (Fukuroi, 2025)
400m: 51.88 (Melbourne, 2026)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 Birmingham4×100m relay
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 Darwin200 m
Silver medal – second place2024 Suva200 m
Silver medal – second place2026 Darwin400 m

Mia Gross (born 18 April 2001) is an Australian track and field athlete who competes in sprint events. She was junior Australian champion in the 100m and 200m in both 2018 and 2019. As a senior, Gross was part of the Australian sprint relay team that finished third at the Commonwealth Games in 2022. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal over 200 metres at the 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships.[2]

Early life

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Growing up in Geelong, Gross took part in many sports including football, netball, volleyball, hockey and cricket, but focused ultimately on athletics.[3]

Career

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Junior career

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As a junior, Gross was entered into the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games held in Nassau, Bahamas. At the Games however, Gross had her wrist broken following an incident in which another competitor knocked her over by jogging into her lane when she was training. Gross competed in the 100m despite the freshly broken wrist, and against medical advice, but missed out on a place in the final by 0.02 seconds.[4]

Gross reached the semi-finals at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland in the 200m, and was part of an Australian relay team which reached the final of the 4x100m relay and finished in a national and Oceanian under-20 record time of 44.78 seconds.[5] In 2018, and 2019, Gross won National U20 100m and 200m titles.[6][7]

2022:Commonwealth Games medalist

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Competing at the senior level, Gross was selected to be a member of the Australian team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games as part of the 4x100m relay team that qualified through to the final and ultimately finished third.[8][9][10]

Gross ran in the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne in June 2023, competing in the 4x100m relay and setting a new season's best 100m time of 11.63s for the 100m in winning the women's C race.[11][12] The following week Gross set a new personal best in the 200 metres, running 23.68s in Bulle, Switzerland.[13]

2024: Olympic Games debut

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In March 2024, she lowered her 200 metres personal best to 23.16 seconds as she won the NSW State Championship title ahead of Ella Connolly in Sydney.[14] On 23 March 2024, she lowered her 100m personal best to 11.38 seconds at the Sydney Track Classic.[15] She won silver in the 200 metres at the Australian Athletics Championships in Adelaide in April 2024, running 23.39 seconds.[16][17] On 3 May 2024, she lowered her 200m personal best to 23.15, winning at the Shizuoka International Athletics Meet in Fukuroi, Japan.[18] In June 2024, she lowered her 200m personal best to 22.81 in Sestriere. At the same event she ran a wind-assisted 11.18 for the 100m.[19] She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris over 200 metres.[20][21]

2025: World Championships debut

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She was runner-up at the Perth Classic over 100 metres in 11.20 seconds (+3.00) on 1 March 2025.[22] She lowered her personal best to a wind-legal 11.33 seconds for the 100 metres during the heats of the Australian Athletics Championships in Perth on 11 April 2025.[23] In the final, she finished in fifth place in a time of 11.35 seconds.[24] The following day, she finished fourth in the 200 metres race at the championship, running 23.05 on 13 April 2025.[25] She competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Women's 4 × 400 metres relay in May 2025, helping the team qualify for the 2025 World Championships.[26] She set a new personal best for the 200 metres of 22.73 seconds winning the Shizuoka International Athletics Meet in Japan in May 2025.[27]

In September 2025, she competed in the 200 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[28][29] She also ran on the opening day in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay, and later ran in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay.[30][31]

2026

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On 28 February 2026, Gross won the 100 metres at the Hobart Track Classic.[32] The following month, Gross set a new personal best of 51.88 seconds for the 400 metres in Melbourne, winning the Victorian State title.[33] Competing at the 2026 Maurie Plant Meet she was runner-up in the 200 metres to Monique Hanlon in 23.71 seconds.[34] She was runner-up in 52.13 seconds in the 400 m at the 2026 Australian Championships.[35]

Competing at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Botswana, Gross was part of the Australian mixed 4 x 400 metres relay team which set an Oceanian record of 3:10.57 on the opening day.[36][37] At the 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships in Darwin later that month, Gross won the silver medal in the 400 metres final behind Ellie Beer and ahead of Alice Dixon in an Australian sweep of the medals. Later at the championships, she won the gold medal in the 200 metres ahead of Lakara Stallan.[38][39] She was a semi-finalist in the 200 metres at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[40][41] Gross also ran in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay at the Games.[42]

Personal life

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Gross attended Geelong Grammar School. Gross is the cousin of triathlete Jo King. Gross also works as a personal trainer at a gym in Melbourne.[43] Her sister Olivia is a pole-vaulter.[44]

References

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  1. ↑ "GROSS Mia". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 December 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024. (alternate link)
  2. ↑ "Mia Gross". WorldAthletics.org.
  3. ↑ Gates, Zachary (9 February 2024). "Torrie Lewis and company: Aussie speedsters to watch en route to Paris 2024". Nine.com. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Broken wrist doesn't stop Aussie sprinter Mia Gross as Riley Day takes silver in 100m". foxsports.com.au. 21 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "WORLD UNDER 20 CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAY 5 WRAP". thewomensgame.com.
  6. ↑ "Mia Gross claims back-to-back under-20 national titles in the women's 100m sprint". Geelongadvertiser.com.
  7. ↑ "Geelong sprinter Mia Gross claims yet another national title, defending her under-20 women's 200m title". Geelongadvertiser.com.
  8. ↑ "Birmingham Games: Aussies in action on Day 10 and Day 9 results". Timesnewsgroup.com.au. 7 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Nigeria wins Commonwealth Games 2022 women's 4x100m times and complete teams". world-track.org. 7 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Team England equal gold medal best after silver upgraded". BBC Sport. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "Women's 100m Results: Lausanne Diamond League Athletissima 2023". Watch athletics. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "Women's 4x100m Results: Lausanne Diamond League Athletissima 2023". Watch athletics. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  13. ↑ "200m WOM, U20W, U18W, U16W Séries chronométrées 08.07.2023 16:45 Resultate Offiziell". Swiss-athletics.ch. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  14. ↑ "NSW State Chamoionships women's 200 metres". world Athletics. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  15. ↑ "Sydney Track Classic". World Athletics. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  16. ↑ Cameron, Ben (16 April 2024). "Torquay sprinter Mia Gross wins silver in the 200m at the national athletic championships". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  17. ↑ "Womens 200m result". Rosterathletics.com. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  18. ↑ "39th Shizuoka International Athletics Meet". World Athletics. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  19. ↑ "Sestriere: Geddes and Despard win the 100m, great time by Mia Gross in the 200m". atleticalive.it. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  20. ↑ "Women's 200m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  21. ↑ Adams, Tim (8 July 2024). "Australia take second largest ever team to Paris Olympics". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  22. ↑ "KENNEDY INCHES CLOSER TO SUB-10 PERFORMANCE AS ADCOCK SEIZES HIS MOMENT AT PERTH TRACK CLASSIC". Athetics.com.au. 1 March 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  23. ↑ "Lachie Kennedy runs 10 seconds flat in 100m in Perth". Athletics.com.au. 11 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  24. ↑ "Australian Championships". World Athletics. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  25. ↑ "Australian Championships". World Athletics. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  26. ↑ "Women's 4x400 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  27. ↑ "40th Shizuoka International Athletics Meet". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  28. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  29. ↑ "GREEN AND GOLD TO SHINE IN TOKYO WITH LARGEST ATHLETICS TEAM YET". Athletics.com.au. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  30. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 20 September 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  31. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  32. ↑ "Hobart Track Classic". World Athletics. 28 February 2026. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  33. ↑ "TOP 10 PERFORMANCES FROM NSW AND VICTORIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". Inside Athletics. 25 March 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  34. ↑ "Gout Gout denied by Aussie rival Lachie Kennedy again in slippery 200m epic at Maurie Plant Meet". 7news. 28 March 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  35. ↑ "SUB-10 AGAIN IN KENNEDY'S IN CROWNING MOMENT AT AUSTRALIAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics.com.au. 11 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  36. ↑ "World leads fall as 4x400m teams light up first round in Gaborone". World Athletics. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  37. ↑ "World Athletics Relays". World Athletics. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  38. ↑ "MURPHY BRINGS HEAT TO DARWIN TO CLIMB AUSTRALIAN ALL-TIME LIST". Australian Athletics. 19 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  39. ↑ "MURPHY DOUBLES DOWN AS BUSCHKUEHL WINS OCEANIA THRILLER". Australian Athletics. 21 May 2026. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  40. ↑ "XXIII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 27 July 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  41. ↑ "AUSTRALIAN ATHLETICS COHORT COMPLETES GLASGOW 2026 TEAM PUZZLE". Athletics.com.au. 22 June 2026. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  42. ↑ "XXIII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  43. ↑ "Mia Gross Athletics Australia". athletics.com.au.
  44. ↑ Bieske, Sarah (21 November 2024). "Mia Gross - Athletics Australia". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
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